crayfish

noun

cray·fish | \ ˈkrā-ˌfish

Definition of crayfish

1 : any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans (especially families Astacidea, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae) resembling the lobster but usually much smaller

2 : spiny lobster

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Recent Examples on the Web That lofty ranking is driven largely by the state’s rivers, and its large number of species of freshwater fish, crayfish, mussels, snails, frogs and amphibians. — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 5 May 2022 The cave-dwelling crayfish lack any pigment and are blind. — Wired, 10 July 2022 Unable to push through it on their daily commute, the crayfish largely vanished. — New York Times, 1 June 2022 Click here to read more about the UAH crayfish discovery. — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 1 June 2022 The lake and surrounding area provide a habitat for wildlife such as great blue herons, crayfish, bullfrogs, snapping turtles, northern water snakes and dragonflies. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022 Animals like the black-footed ferret and California condor are represented, but so are groups often left out of such analyses: species of bees, butterflies, fish, mussels, crayfish and flowering plants. — New York Times, 3 Mar. 2022 Emerald shiner minnows and crayfish worked close to the river bottom in deeper pools are best for tempting bass to bite. — cleveland, 28 Apr. 2022 Researchers have also used eDNA to find a rare cave crayfish in Alabama and to map out where to find long, pale, aquatic salamanders called olms, in Croatia. — James Gaines, Wired, 12 Feb. 2022 See More

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